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15 unusual facts about Verizon Wireless


Apple community

A version of the iPhone 4 using CDMA technology to run on the Verizon Wireless cellular network in the US, long rumored as the "Verizon iPhone" since shortly after the original iPhone on AT&T Mobility was announced, was announced on January 11, 2011.

Atlantic Tele-Network

On April 26, 2010, ATN acquired certain former Alltel wireless assets that Verizon Wireless was required to divest as part of the regulatory approvals granted for its purchase of Alltel earlier that year.

Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless

Brew OS is used by Sprint Nextel, metroPCS, Cricket Wireless, U.S. Cellular, Verizon, Syringa Wireless, and AT&T (in the HTC Freestyle) in the US and by the 3 network in much of Europe, the UK and Australia on many mobile phones produced especially for their network.

Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima

An abridged version of the game is also available for purchase by Verizon Wireless cellphone subscribers.

Brave Shot

The first game was released after Square Enix signed an exclusive agreement with Verizon Wireless to offer their mobile games on the Get It Now download service.

Charles Towne Square

The former mall site has been redeveloped as an office complex, with a Verizon Wireless call center operating in the former Ward's building and a new multi-story office tower near Piccadilly which houses the new City Hall for the City of North Charleston.

Greengate Centre

It also contains dozens of smaller retailers such as Five Below, GameStop, Hallmark Gold Crown, Lane Bryant, Pearle Vision, General Nutrition Centers, RadioShack, and Verizon Wireless.

Kyocera Communications

KCI remains one of North America's larger handset manufacturers, providing products to multiple wireless carriers including Boost Mobile, Cricket Wireless, MetroPCS, Public Mobile, Sprint Corporation, T-Mobile US, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, and Virgin Mobile USA.

Media Access Project

A more recent court case dealing with the current net neutrality rules being challenged by cellular giant Verizon Wireless was thrown out because the company supposedly filed the lawsuit prematurely.

Organization of Chinese Americans

OCA partners with United Parcel Service, Verizon Wireless, and the AXA Foundation to offer a diverse group of scholarships based on the criteria of achievement and financial need.

Pontiac Grand Prix

OnStar's wireless services are provided by Verizon Wireless, which switched fully to digital cellular communications.

Venturi Transport Protocol

The protocol is employed by various wireless broadband internet service providers such as Verizon Wireless and Unwired (Unwired calls the Venturi Client application that provides transparent VTP connectivity the Unwired Optimizer) in order to speed up their network and to overcome latency issues.

Westport, Massachusetts

Companies that provide wireless service to the Westport area include (in alphabetical order) AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.

Yin Chang

Some of her other works include several national commercials such as Time Warner, Verizon Wireless, MasterCard, Best Buy, MTV, and Mead School Supplies.

Zephyr Technology

More recently, Zephyr has partnered with organizations including Massachusetts General Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, Qualcomm, Verizon Wireless, and 3M to develop and launch ZephyrLIFE - one of the first commercially available comprehensive remote patient monitoring systems for general care monitoring.


Dada Entertainment

Its assets include Dada’s mobile club, Dada.net, Upoc (mobile community) and Sony Music Box (BREW application live on Verizon Wireless, Alltel and U.S. Cellular).

Qwest Wireless

Prior to Qwest's acquisition of the RBOC US West, and unrelated to US West Wireless which became Qwest Wireless, US West operated its own analog cellular service, which merged with AirTouch and was eventually combined with GTE and PrimeCo to become Verizon Wireless.

Smartphone

In early 2001, Palm, Inc. introduced the Kyocera 6035, which combined a PDA with a mobile phone and operated on Verizon.